In true blue constituency in the heart of the fens, residents give Johnson credit for Brexit and stance on war in Ukraine
John Bland, chairman of the Spalding Civic Society, says there is ‘a sense of long-term neglect’ in the town.John Bland, chairman of the Spalding Civic Society, says there is ‘a sense of long-term neglect’ in the town.Spalding is the heart of the Fens and the soul of Toryland. This Lincolnshire town is among the safest Conservative seats in the UK – the constituency of South Holland and The Deepings returned its MP, Sir John Hayes, with 75.9% of the vote in 2019.
Mason was one of many people in Spalding who were persuaded by Brexit, and gives Johnson credit for that and his approach to “There’s a sense here of long-term neglect,” Bland says, as we walk around Spalding. “Whatever the new direction of the Conservative party is, the levelling-up concept and fairer funding [are] needed in South Holland.”
Even if the levelling-up funding has yet to reach Spalding, there is plenty of praise for Johnson’s record. Rosemary Burton, an enthusiastic supporter of Boris Johnson in Spalding, where in 2019 the Conservatives polled 75.9% of the vote.Gerald Pearl, who is enjoying an ice-cream outside Sheddy’s, a fish and chip shop that has been a Spalding landmark for more than 100 years, is another Johnson fan. .
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